by Mary Grow Vassalboro’s second senior services fair is scheduled for noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, in St. Bridget’s Center, the new community meeting space in the former Catholic church at 864 Main Street in North Vassalboro. Sponsored by FAVOR (Friends Advocating for Vassalboro’s Older Residents), the fair will take advantage of the […]
by Mary Grow In addition to approving the warrant for the June 4 and 12 town meeting, Vassalboro selectmen dealt with two other issues at their May 1 meeting. They appointed Laura Jones as a new member of the Vassalboro Conservation Commission for three years. On Town Manager Mary Sabins’ recommendation, they awarded the bid […]
by Mary Grow Vassalboro Planning Board members were able to give Parker Denico one of the two permits he needs for a seasonal vegetable stand in North Vassalboro. For the other, he needs to go first to the Board of Appeals. Denico said he would like to build his stand on Ray Breton’s Main Street […]
by Mary Grow After hours of meetings, Vassalboro school and town officials have come up with a budget to present to voters on June 4 that pleases few if any of them. The major problem is that if voters approve the expenditures proposed by the school board and selectmen, they will increase their tax rate […]
by Mary Grow China Planning Board members spent their April 24 meeting talking about board procedures and potential ordinance amendments. Two procedural questions revolved around signing the formal findings of fact document to support their April 10 approval of Wesley and Susan Horton’s permit to open a teen leadership camp at 24 Pond Hill Road. […]
by Mary Grow At their April 30 meeting, China selectmen returned to two often-discussed issues, the causeway project at the head of China Lake’s east basin and the fire pond dug last fall off Neck Road. Board members are concerned about reports that the steep sides of the fire pond are falling in, moving it […]
by Mary Grow The April 18 China selectmen’s meeting was preceded by a public hearing on a liquor license application for MJEK, Michael Marois’ seafood restaurant on Lakeview Drive. Town Manager Daniel L’Heureux reported that no public comments were made. During their meeting selectmen approved the application. In other business, L’Heureux said: Selectmen added another […]
by Mary Grow Vassalboro selectmen have moved their first meeting in May from the usual Thursday evening to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, in the town office meeting room. A major agenda item needs to be signing the warrant for the June 4 and June 12 annual town meeting, because Town Manager Mary Sabins’ schedule […]
by Mary Grow China Planning Board members had a long meeting April 10, starting with a public hearing on Susan and Wesley Horton’s proposed leadership development camp on Three Mile Pond and going on to approve the camp and hear preliminary plans for a new Dollar General Store just outside South China Village. After testimony […]
by Mary Grow Vassalboro Budget Committee members ran out of time to finish their work at their April 12 meeting, so they will meet again at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19, in the town office. Selectmen have consequently moved their meeting time to 6 instead of 6:30 that evening. Budget committee members continued discussion of […]